Application to join Electoral Roll

Notice is given that the Church Electoral Roll will be revised by the Parochial Church Council on Wednesday 30th April. Any application forms need to be submitted before this date. Applications can be returned to Church Wardens who will pass them onto the Electoral Roll Officer.

Under the Church Representation Rules, a lay person is entitled to have his or her name entered on the roll if the person – (a) Is baptised, (b) Is aged 16 or over, and (c) Has made one of the following three declarations and duly applied for enrolment. The first declaration is that the person is a member of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with it and is resident in the parish.

The second declaration is that the person is a member of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with it, is not resident in the parish, but has habitually attended public worship in the parish during the preceding six months.

The third declaration is that the person is a member in good standing of a Church which is not in communion with the Church of England but subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and is also a member of the Church of England and has habitually attended public worship in the parish during the preceding six months.

Application Forms for enrolment can be obtained from the Church Electoral Roll Officer or downloaded from this page. In order for a person to be entitled to attend the annual parochial church meeting and to take part in its proceedings, an Application Form for enrolment must be returned by the date shown above for the ending of the revision of the Church Electoral Roll by the Parochial Church Council.